Conversion formula

The conversion factor from decimeters to meters is 0.1, which means that 1 decimeter is equal to 0.1 meters:

1 dm = 0.1 m

To convert 5000 decimeters into meters we have to multiply 5000 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from decimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 dm → 0.1 m

5000 dm → L_(m)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:

L_(m) = 5000 dm × 0.1 m

L_(m) = 500 m

The final result is:

5000 dm → 500 m

We conclude that 5000 decimeters is equivalent to 500 meters:

5000 decimeters = 500 meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.002 × 5000 decimeters.

Another way is saying that 5000 decimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002 meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand decimeters is approximately five hundred meters:

5000 dm ≅ 500 m

An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point zero zero two times five thousand decimeters.

Conversion table

decimeters to meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from decimeters to meters